On May 27, 2016, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) published the final Food Defense Rule pursuant to the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA).  The rule requires certain U.S. and foreign facilities that process and pack food to write and implement a written food defense plan, including a vulnerability assessment.  Please see this Lieberman PLLC Regulatory Alert for additional information.  Please contact Erik Lieberman at erl1@liebermanpllc.com or 202.830.0300 if you have questions or would like more information.